The BJP has fielded S.G.M. Ramesh, 48, son of the late Communist Party of India leader S.G. Murugaiyan, in Nagapattinam constituency.
Belonging to Sithamalli near Thiruthuraipoondi, Mr. Ramesh has taken part in various agitations organised by the BJP. His father represented Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency between 1977 and 1979. He won the election on CPI ticket. Hailing from a family of politicians, Mr. Ramesh has been active politics for several years. He is a close relative of the Nagpattinam MP N. Selvarasu of the CPI. Mr. Ramesh holds the post of the State deputy secretary of farmers’ wing of the BJP. Before joining the party, he was with the AIADMK for a few years. He holds an engineering degree.